West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-09-30
HArPER's FERRY LETTER.
Sentemher Goth.

the first time in several weeks, the
works of Slavery and Company and
we were astonished at the order that
is being evoked from the chaos, caus-
ed by the dynamite explosions.
The work is fast taking form and,
little as we pretend to understand
such operations, we fancy that we
NOW have fair general knowledge
of the design. Mr.. John Macarthur,
the very intelligent and afable SUI
perintendent of the mason work,
took pains to .explain to us the pur-
poses of various walls and eXcava-
tions. the uses of which were still
mysterious to our unframed compre-
hcnsion, and, if our opinion is worth
ANYTHING, there can be no doubt
that the whole work is master
piece of engineering skill and that
| it will be highly creditablc monu-
ment to the head that conceived it
and the hands that put the plan in
execution,
We understand that our street
lamps will be put up in a few days,
much to the credit of the ladies by
whose exertions sufficient funds for
the purpose were collected. The
ladies undertook light work, but
one which was by no means light
undertaking after all.
Sheriff Hurst has moved into his
new house, which is furnished
sumptuously and with rare good
taste. 1t is perfect palace and 1t
is a genuine prince of Natures No
bility that lives in it.
A superabundance of matter and
limited space prevented us, last
week, from doing justice to the very
creditable display made by the Boil
/ war Glee Club at the Sharpsburg
celebration on the 18th inst. Their
singing was loudly and repeatedly
applauded, and it is certain that our
Young gentlemen took by storm the
| hearts of the ladies at Antietam and
that if the aunts did not eat m the
nieces looked as if they thought
them sweet enough for the purpose.
A. Spencer & Co., real estate
agents, have opened an office here
and from the business ability and
high character of the parties com
posing the firm, we anticipate the
best results for the place and the
highest satisfaction 10 all who en-
gage the services of those enterpris-
ing and honorable gentlemen.
The Rev. n. C. Bracket and staff
are here prepared to commence ope-
rations at Storer College tomorrow.
Besides the inestimable blessings
conferred on the colored race by this
seat of learning the institution is of
great advantage to the town at large,
from the influx of students that
come yearly to obtain instruction.
Excepting, perhaps, the enterprise
of Savory & Co, there is nothing to
which our people look for boom in
business more than this school, and
in years past, when there was even
little hope of the revival Of manu-
features here the college was quite
a God send to our business men.
Late this evening serious acct
dent occurred to Mr.. Armistead Buff
fincton at the works of Slavery d
I Co. From some cause unknown to
us a derrick fell on him, and it was
supposed at first that his injuries
were necessarily fatal. Dr. B. b.
Ransom was promptly in attendance,
and we are glad to learn that, by q
severe shock, our old and much es-
teemed friend suffered but little in
Jury. Mr.. Burlington is u man OF
Herculean size and strength and to
this, under Providence, is to be at
tributed his wonderful escape.
The Sun is at about the halfway
house Of his journey to light up the
Southern hemisphere, and perhaps
to roast its people, as he did us, last
Summer Light and darkness enjoy
an equal authority over the earth,
but they will soon divide the realm,
and before many weeks the sable
goddess with her attendant train Of
chilling frosts and foul tempests
will brood over us while the glad
some Dav-God will illume, in their
turn, the regions Of the South. Our
equinoctial storm is behind schedule
time, having run off the track per-
haps, or it may be because it felt
that it could not fulfill all that was
promised for it by Virgins in his
last doleful Representation, and
preferred not to put in an appearance
at all to our ignominious failure.
Jolly Autumn, decked with his gold
en- wheat sheaf and garland of pur-
pie grapes, beams on us with be-
nignant smile, inviting us to partake
of his cheer like q fat, round faced
landlord standing at his indoor and
exhibiting in his own person the
best advertisement of his fare. \
holy calm seems to pervade every
thing, and the year, now at an adj
vanced age, seeks comparative re-
pose, like man whose youth was
srort IN bnctl;no activity and who